Fort Herkimer
Fort Herkimer was a colonial fort located on the south side of the Mohawk River, opposite the mouth of its tributary West Canada Creek, in German Flatts, New York, United States.Places of Interest
Highlights: Shoemaker Hill.
Shoemaker Hill
Peak
Shoemaker Hill is a summit located in Central New York… Shoemaker Hill is situated 2½ miles southeast of Fort Herkimer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Herkimer and Herkimer.
Herkimer
Town
Mohawk
Village
Mohawk is a village in Herkimer County, New York, United States. Mohawk is situated 2½ miles west of Fort Herkimer.
Fort Herkimer
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: fort located on the southern side of the Mohawk River in central New York
- Categories: military installation and locality
- Location: Town of German Flatts, Herkimer, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.01702° or 43° 1′ 1″ north
Longitude
-74.95238° or 74° 57′ 9″ west
Elevation
397 feet (121 metres)
Open location code
87M7228X+R2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From German to Swedish—“Fort Herkimer” goes by many names.
- German: “Fort Herkimer”
- Japanese: “ハーキマー砦”
- Swedish: “Fort Herkimer”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Jacksonburg and Days Rock.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Fort Herkimer Church and Fort Herkimer Church Graveyard.
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